PUTRAJAYA: The preliminary report on the plane crash at Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam will be ready within 30 days of the incident, says the Transport Ministry.

The ministry said its Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) team had initiated a technical investigation based on Annex 13, Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO Annex 13).

"The main purpose of the investigation is to determine the cause of the accident in order to save lives and prevent similar incidents in the future," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 19).

The ministry said the purpose of the investigation was not to apportion blame or liability.

As such, the ministry urged the public or any party with video recordings or photographs of the incident to come forward and submit them to the bureau.

The materials can be submitted via e-mail to bsku@mot.gov.my or by contacting the bureau's special line (Lt Col Juma'in Saadon of TUDM) at 03-8892 1235.

The ministry also urged those who were near the scene and witnessed the crash on Thursday to contact the bureau via email or the special line.

Meanwhile, the ministry is appealing to the public not to spread images and videos of the victims of the tragedy.

It said that this would result in confusion and speculation that would not only interfere with the investigation but also offend the victims' next of kin.

A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) light business jet aircraft flying from Langkawi to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang crashed at about 2.50 pm, killing the six passengers and two crew members on board as well as a motorcyclist and a motorist on the ground. – Bernama